Alexandre Gabriel Decamps (Alexandre Decamps)

Village de Turquie (Turkish Village, an Orientalist Scene)

Alexandre Gabriel Decamps's original etching, Village de Turquie (Turkish Village, an Orientalist Scene) is printed upon fine china paper and impressed onto a larger sheet of white, wove paper as published in Paris for Les Artistes Contemporains, Paris, in 1847. Moreau, Adolphe, "Decamps et Son Oeuvre", Paris, D. Jouast, 1869, Catalogue #19. This impression is signed by the artist in the plate along the lower margin, 'Third State of Three' as numbered 12 on plate, top right, and bearing the blindstamp of "Les Artistes Contemporains" under the signature. Here Alexandre Decamps depicts a boy at an outdoor stable watching over several donkeys. Village de Turquie stands as a prime example of the famous early nineteenth century art created by the French artist, Alexandre Decamps, one of France's greatest Romantic artists.

Village de Turquie (Turkish Village, an Orientalist Scene)

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Alexandre Gabriel Decamps (Paris, 1803 - Fontainebleau, 1860)
#	Image	Artist & Title	Artist Info	Medium	Date	Info	-
01.-		Le Singe au Miroir (The Monkey at the Mirror) by Eugene Leroux 'Eugene Le Roux' designed by Alexandre Gabriel Decamps	Eugene Leroux "Eugene Le Roux' (Caen, 1807 or 1811 – Paris, 1863) after Alexandre Gabriel Decamps (Paris, 1803 - Fontainebleau, 1860)	Original Lithograph	1850	Bearing the blindstamp of "Les Artistes Anciens et Modernes", the artists' names "Decamps, pinx.", "Eug. Le Roux Lith", & the printer's details "Imp. Bertauts" in the lower margin.
02.-		Village de Turquie (Turkish Village, an Orientalist Scene) by Alexandre Gabriel Decamps	Alexandre Gabriel Decamps (Paris, 1803 - Fontainebleau, 1860)	Original Etching	1847	Bearing the blindstamp of "Les Artistes Contemporains" under the signature. Signed by the artist in the plate along the lower margin, numbered 12 on plate, top right.

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#	Image	Title & Artist	Artist Info	Medium	Date	Notes	-
01-		Puits Breton (Breton Well) by Jules Laurens designed by Charles de Tournemine	Jules-Joseph-Augustin Laurens 'Jules Laurens' (Carpentras, 1825 - Paris, 1901) after Charles Emile Vacher de Tournemine 'Charles de Tournemine' (Toulon, 1814 – 1873)	Original Lithograph	1854	Bearing the publisher's rectangular blindstamp of "Les Artistes Contemporains" as well as the artist's names 'Jules Laurens Lith:" & "Ch. de Tournemine Pinx", and the printers name "Imp. Bertauts.r. Cadet, Paris" printed along the lower margin.
02.-		The Rose (Conversation) by Tony Johannot	Tony Johannot (Offenbach, 1803 - Paris, 1852)	Original Etching	1850	Signed and dated "Tony Johannot 1849" by the artist in the plate along the lower margin and bearing the blindstamp of "Les Artistes Contemporains" under the signature and the number "85" in the upper right margin.	Sold
03.-		Village de Turquie (Turkish Village, an Orientalist Scene) by Alexandre Gabriel Decamps	Alexandre Gabriel Decamps (Paris, 1803 - Fontainebleau, 1860)	Original Etching	1847	Signed by Alexandre Decamps in the plate along the lower margin, numbered 12 on plate, top right, and bearing the blindstamp of "Les Artistes Contemporains" under the signature, Third State of Three.

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Title:	Village de Turquie (Turkish Village, an Orientalist Scene)
Artist:	Decamps, Alexandre Gabriel (Paris, 1803 - Fontainebleau, 1860)
Date:	1847
Medium:	Original Etching
Series	Les Artistes Contemporains, Paris Goupil, Vibert Et Cie, 15, Boulevard Montmartre
Edition:	Third state of three
Note:	Alexandre Gabriel Decamps (Alexandre Decamps): Along with Delacroix and Gericault, Alexandre Gabriel Decamps is one of France's most esteemed Romanticist artists. He studied art in a variety of studios, including those of Ingres and David, but rebelled against academic traditions at a young age. First establishing himself as a painter animals, genre scenes, figure studies and landscapes, Decamps received medals from the Paris Salon in 1831 and 1834. A constant traveler, he spent some years in the south of France, Switzerland, Italy and the Levant. It was in the East, however, that he found the subjects most suited to his genius, and his Orientalist images were the first of a class in which there were many artistic followers throughout the nineteenth century. Many of Alexandre Decamps's Orientalist views were based upon his trips to Turkey or Smyrna.
	Like Delacroix, Alexandre Decamps was also an accomplished etcher and lithographer. Many of his lithographs are satirical in nature and were published in Paris by La Caricature. In both technique and content they have often been compared to the art of Daumier. His etchings, however, with their strong tonal values and bold hatchings, are more comparable to his famous paintings.
	Village de Turquie (Turkish Village, an Orientalist Scene): This original lithograph was published in Paris for Les Artistes Contemporains, Paris Goupil, Vibert Et Cie, 15, Boulevard Montmartre. It is listed in the 1847 album directory as #12 under the title, Village de Turquie. The set contained original prints by such fine lithographers, etchers and engravers as Paul Gavarni, Francois-Louis Francais, Adolphe Mouilleron, Celestin-Francois Nanteuil, Charles Joshua Chaplin, Eugene Leroux, Henri Baron, Jules Laurens and others from approximately 1845 to 1853. This original etching depicts a boy at an outdoor stable watching over several donkeys. Note: two other works were published in the 1847 issue of Les Artistes Contemporains, Paris, both were lithographs after Alexandre Gabriel Decamps, #1.- Les Neuf Muses au Bain, by Francais and #5.- Gardes du Pacha (Smyrne) by Eugene Le Roux. This association published original prints by such fine lithographic artists as Celestin Nanteuil, Adolphe Mouilleron, Francais, Eugene Leroux and Henri Baron. The British Museum contains an impression of Alexandre Gabriel Decamps's Village de Turquie in its permanent collection, Museum number, 1862, 1011.671.
	Les Artistes Contemporains, Paris: A collection of masterpieces from the French school of art was commissioned for Les Artistes Contemporains from 1845 to 1855. Each album contained reproductive and most importantly, original lithographs, engravings and etchings created by contemporary French artists of the 19th century. These prints bear the rectangular blindstamp of Les Artistes Contemporains. They were sold in portfolios (with the addition of a number in the upper right corner) and were also sold as individual prints (without the numbers, some were proofs others were early impressions). Both the portfolio and individual impressions were sold by Goupil or Goupil & Co. through the various company branches or by correspondents. Goupil & Co. was an important international printing / publishing/ editing firm and Gallery in France founded by Adolphe Goupil (1806-1893) who entered into partnership with John Arrowsmith around 1827. Goupil later partnered with the German print dealer, Joseph Henry Rittner (1802-1840), and after Rittner's death, he entered into partnership with Theodore Vibert (1816-1850), from around 1841 to 1850. Goupil & Co., opened a branch in London, represented by Ernest Gambart (1814-1902), a major publisher and dealer in London. Another branch was opened in New York. (Note: The New York Branch of Goupil & Co., sold in 1857 to their N. Y. associate and manager, Michael Knoedler. The firm was later renamed as M. Knoedler & Co. and became one of the most important art publishing houses / galleries in the United States. See Knoedler & Co.). Through the years, Goupil continued to expand and opened branches in Berlin, the Hague and Brussels and also included new partners and associates to the firm, such as Leon Boussod, Vincent van Gogh (the painter's uncle), Rene Valadon, and others. After nearly a century in business, their firm closed its doors around 1917 / 1919. Village de Turquie (Turkish Village, an Orientalist Scene) hails from the set published for Les Artistes Contemporains, Paris Goupil, Vibert Et Cie, 15, Boulevard Montmartre, plate # 12.
	The 1852 issue of Les Artistes Contemporains contains information written by Ch. de Tournemine stating that the first volume of this set was published in 1845. The 2nd paragraph reads as follows; "La publication des Artistes contemporains, qui remonte a l’annee 1845, es la tentative la plus hardie aqui ait ete faite par la lithographie moderne. Reunir dans une meme pensee les principaux ouvrages de nos peintres les mettre a la portee de tout le monde, etait une oeuvre utile et nationale qui se recommandait par elle-meme a l’attention et a la sympathie de ceux qui aiment et protegent les arts. (4th paragraph), Les Artistes contemprains sont, des aujourd'hui, un monument eleve a L'Ecole Francais et une histoire complete de l'art au XIX siecle. Paris, 1852 * Ch. de Tournemine". A loose translation of that information reads; (The publication of the "Artistes Contemporains", dating back to the year 1845, is the boldest attempt that has been done for modern lithography. Bringing together the principal works of art of our painters and making them available to the whole world, was a useful and national undertaking which recommends itself to the attention and support of those who love and patronize the arts. The Artistes contemporains (contemporary artists), are, as of today, a grand monument to the French School and a complete history of art of the 19th century.* Ch. de Tournemine). Note: Many sources document the publication dates as (1846-1853). The Biblioteque National notes that the publication of "Les Artistes Contemporains" began in 1845 and published its last issue in 1855. The Universitatsbibiothek Heidelberg includes a set of "Les Artistes Contemporains" in its permanent collection dating from (1847 to 1853) numbered (1 - 160), and each set contains twenty one plates, and one frontispiece. The 1847 issue contains information regarding the artists and publication information, it reads; "Les Artistes Contemporains - Premiere Annee (1st Year) the plates are numbered (1-20) in the upper margin and the last issue dated 1853, 8e. Annee (8th year), is numbered, (141 to 160). The Online Archive of California notes that the suite of 160 lithographs by diverse artists was printed by Bertauts and published successively in 8 volumes from 1845 to 1853 under the title of "les Artistes Contemporains". The catalogue listing the works by Jules Laurens notes that there were two hundred plates in the set which means the set would have been printed in ten volumes ending in 1855 just as the Biblioteque National notes. See: Leon Honore Labande, "Jules Laurens: Illustre d'apres les oeuvres de l'artiste", published by H. Champion, Paris, 1910, Chaptre III, Les Lithographies et eaux-fortes de Jules Laurens, 200 Planches Dans "Les Artistes Contemporains".
Raisonne:	Moreau, Adolphe, Decamps et Son Oeuvre, Paris, D. Jouast, 1869, Catalogue #19, published in three states, 1st State on China Paper, before any letters. 2nd State. "Decamps Sculpsit", but without number, and 3rd and final state with the (#12) added on the top right margin. This original etching entitled, Village de Turquie hails from the third and final state published in 1847.
Size:	4 X 7 (Sizes in inches are approximate, height preceding width of plate-mark or image.)
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Condition:	Printed upon fine china paper and impressed onto a larger sheet of white, wove paper as published in Paris in 1847 for Les Artistes Contemporains, Paris, 3rd state of three. Signed by the artist in the plate along the lower margin, numbered 12 on plate, top right, and bearing the blindstamp of Les Artistes Contemporains under the signature. Containing some foxing on the verso of the paper else a finely printed impression and in excellent condition throughout. This original etching entitled, Village de Turquie stands as a prime example of the famous early nineteenth century art of Alexandre Gabriel Decamps, one of France's greatest Romantic artists.
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